Tuesday, December 04, 2018

After an EPIC 40-year career, Kansas City weather dude Mike Thompson is calling it quits.

He has been with Fox4 since 1992 and will be leaving on December 21st.

Update, here's his social media statement:

"At some point in everyone's life, you reach a point where you are faced with a tough decision. I've been blessed to have been on the air for just shy of 40 years, 27 of them spent here at FOX4, but I have decided to conclude my television career on December 21st. I am reading all of your wonderful responses to my announcement. They all mean so much to me, and I appreciate every one. I still have a couple of weeks on the air, and I will savor each opportunity to inform and entertain a little bit on the way. This is not a goodbye...nor a real retirement. Just a new beginning for me...and my wife who is in a state of panic since I'll be home in the evening for the first time in years. I sure hope she doesn't go crazy with me hogging the TV remote! :-) Thank you all so much for being a part of my life for so many years!" ~Mike

Most plebs think of the weather dude as a kindly soul who tells jokes with anchors and reassures locals regarding the forecast.

So, another weather legend hangs up his spurs. Wish the guy well. From the comments that Iv'e seen. He seems like a very nice person. I noticed that he did a lot of work for charity and always helped organize local events to help causes for medical programs helping children. He is a class act and it's obvious he cares about his community.

God created earth and humans are disrespecting His creation.“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you.9 Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?10 In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.

Mike is a good dude. Personally I, like his style and think that he was one of the best local weathermen that we've had in the past 20 years. And think about this he might have a point about all of this Global Climate garbage in the end. Thanks for helping Kansas City with the weather Mike!

Hayseed needed to go. Worst forecaster and got away with it with his country bumpkin smirk and upside down smile. Too much phoniness over the years. Aw shucks, missed another one. They keep paying me, so I'll keep throwing darts. Till now.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass. Tattle tail snitch. When the staff talked about joining the union, "aw shucks" Mike played the part of informant to tell management who was loyal and who was a traitor. He delivered the threats from corporate to scare people away from joining the union.

I hope his removal was cost cutting from new management. Poetic justice.

It is funny in these politically correct days of protected classes that it is still open game on people from rural areas. Rednecks, trailer trash, hicks, or hayseeds. Nobody complains when you use these words, even the people in question. It is a way of dismissing them, and their opinions as simple.These people are the backbone of Trump's support.

To call Thompson a hick is to belittle his forecasts and opinions. But that urban hubris comes at a cost. Thompson is the guy who got it right about climate science, and it took way more courage to voice his views than all of that virtue signalling on the socialist left.

The media does not want to cover the fact that the riots in France were due in large to increased fuel taxes to curb global warming.

The Maunder Minimum (look it up, neckbeards) is upon us. Temperatures have been FALLING for at least a decade. I know many people won't believe it because of the manipulation of the "hide the decline" guys in fake labcoats like Bill Nye. But nonetheless it is TRUE. Yes, Virginia, it is the SUN that has the most influence on climate. Duh.

Having anyone on TV tell it like he sees it is rare as hen's teeth. The fact that he is the Weather guy makes it even more unique.

I’m interested to see what kind of ratings Karli Ritter could get if she dressed like a slut, dress cut low right to the top of her nipple on her tits and so short it barely reaches the top of her thigh high hose. No brassiere and no panties.

Take a look at France right now and see the unrest that Globalist, Climate Change idiots inflict on the populace. Gas at 7.06 a gallon to pay for Green Energy when we are awash in oil.

The Legacy Media says, again and again, and I quote, riots in France are due to rising fuel costs. What a crock. Oil is hovering around $50.00 a barrel and there is more discovered every day. THERE IS NO PEAK OIL.

Al Gore is a liar as are most all Liberals.

The riots are the direct result of idiot-elites in government who think they can, with a "Pen and Phone" fix everything with more Government interdiction, legislation, taxes and control over your life, speech, thoughts and actions.

I use to watch him on a regular basis until he explained his views on climate probably 10 to 15 years ago. From that point on, I never turned to that channel again. Hey it was cold last night. How can there be global warming???

By the way, Al Gore, who flies in a private jet and owns a $9,000,000.00 million dollar mansion in Mendocino California has a carbon footprint of a galactic Greek Zeus type god. The mansion is right on the coast, so I guess AL isn't REALLY worried about rising sea waters that will submerge his house under the ocean, or, the tears of his supporters who must find his actions the epitome of hypocrisy.

Oh, that's right, Democrats can do anything as long as they stick to the "Narrative".

Not a fan of either guy but I lost some respect for Mike after Lezek left 4 for 41 and then got his cancer and went totally bald. Right after that I watched Mike on 2 separate nights make a remark to whoever was the news anchor that night and said basically "How's my hair look tonight?" Never heard him say it again. Maybe coincidence but I think not.

I remember one night back when my wife was hooked on american idol and Mike T had wall to wall coverage of some rain sprinkles somewhere in Northern Mo or Southern Iowa. She flipped out and never watched him again.

Why retire? Didn't Larry Moore stay on until he was like in his 90s. No reason to hang it up in KC if you're a man. Go for the gold. One of these days we'll have a 100 year old newscaster. Mark Alford is well on his way.

The days when Americans mind their business and shut the fuck up are long gone. “By god I have an opinion”, never mind you should only speak up when it’s time to vote cause otherwise it is useless. Now this global warming thing...pick up your trash, be socially responsible, don’t buy what you don’t need, if for any reason to save you money dolts. Fucking hell!

As a weather man he was okay much better than many others were. Mike replaced Dan Henry at 4 after serving his non compete time from being on KCTV 5. Funny how 4 use to tease the audience by showing hints of Mike in the studio before he was suppose to be on the air. As for the global warming crap he is allowed to have his view the same as the next person. Before man came along this planet was one huge ass ball of hot gas. Now that man is here it is one huge ass planet full of men with gas and no common sense.